Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal commonly known as B. C. Sanyal (April 22, 1901 — August 9, 2003), the doyen of modernism in Indian art, was an Indian painter and sculptor and an Art teacher to three generations of artists. During his lifetime he not just saw the partition of the Indian subcontinent three times, 1905, 1947 and 1971, but also witnessed 20th century Indian art in all its phases. His notable paintings include The flying scarecrow,Cow herd, Despair and Way to Peace, which depicts Mahatma Gandhi with a Hindu and a Muslim child.He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1984, and India's highest award in visual arts, theLalit Kala Akademi Fellowship for lifetime achievement by Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Fine Arts in 1980.